Sap-spout.



G. G. CHASSE.

SAP sPoUT APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1908.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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SAP-SPOUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

Application filed August 24, 1908. Serial No. 450,003.

To ully whom 'it muy com-em.'

Be it known that l, (nonon (`n,\ssn, a citizen of the llnited States, residingI :it North (fraftsbury, in the county ol' (.)ileans and State of Vermont, have invented :i new and useful Sap-Sprint, of u hich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sap spouts for conducting sap from maple trees, and direct ing the same into a suitable receptacle, to he converted into maple syrup or sugar. The object of the invention is to provide a sap spout having an olf-set portion, so that the discharge-end of the spout will he dis posed in a plane above the inlet, thus lfeep ing the inlet full of sap and preventing the wind and air from drying the sap in the opening in the tree, and clogging, or otherwise obstructing, the discharge passage.

A further object is to provide a sap spout having its upper portion cut away, so as to expose the sa in the discharge passage7 there being vertica lugs disposed on opposite sides of the discharge assage for supporting the cover in spaced rdlation thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for retaining the cover in position on the spout, and means for supporting said cover in elevated position when. cleaning the spout or removing the sapreceivin bucket.

A stil further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the ap ended claims.

In t 1e accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiicationz-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sap spout constructed 1n accordance with my invention showing the same in position on a tree. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the sap spout detached.

i 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

imilar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The device comprises a substantially cylindrical body ortion 5 having an annular shoulder 6 de 'ming a reduced extension 7 adapted to be inserted in an opening in the tree, there being laterally extending wings sap and or blades H formed on the extension 7 for engagement with theA walls of said opening, thereby to assist in preventing accidental dis )laccmcnt of the sap spout.

'he spout is provided with u longitudinally disposed passage El the discharge end olI which is disposed in a plane above the inlet so as to allow the sap to accumulate at the otlset portion 10 of the passage and thus prevent the wind and air from drying the clogging or otherwise obstructing said disrliarge passage.

The upper portion of the spout at the discharge end thereof is cut away at 11 so as to ex pese a portion of the contents of the spout, there being spaced lugs 12 extending vertically from the cut away portion of the spout at the discharge end thereof for engagement with a cover 13. The lugs 12 serve to space the lower surface of the cover 13 from the cut away portion of the spout so as to prevent the sap from adhering to the cover and thence dropping to the ground.

Extending vertically from the off set portion 10 of the spout isan over-hanging hook 14 the bill 14 of which is disposed above the bail 1.5 of the cover and assists in preventing accidental displacement of said cover.

A square shoulder 16 is formed on one side of the hook 14 for engagement with the upper surface of the cover, said shoulder forming a stop to limit the upward movement of the rear end of the cover when a downward pressure is exerted on the front end thereof.

Depending from the intermediate portion of the spout and preferably formed integral therewith is a hook 17 from which is suspended a bucket 18 adapted to receive the sap from the discharge end of the passage 9, said bucket being effectually housed and protected by the cover or plate 13.

The top of the hook 14 is formed with a substantially V shaped notch 19 arranged to receive the rear edge of the plate or cover 13, thereby to support said cover in elevated position so as to expose the sap in the discharge passage at the cut away portion of the spout when it is desired to clean the spout or detach the bucket from the hook 17.

It will thus be seen that the sap is free to liow from the tree through the passage 9 into the bucket 18, the off-set portion 10 of the passage serving to keen the inlet end of the s out full of sap and t us prevent drying of t ie sap at the opening in the tree. It will also be noted that by having the cover 13 extended 16 thus Inaintaining the cover in spaced relai tion to the up er ed e of the spout and at the same time e ectualilr preventing accidental dis )lavement of said cover.

lil-om the foregoing description it will be "i seen that there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive and efficient device admirably adapted for the attainmentof the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. A sap spout provided with an intermediate ofl` set ortion and having its discharge end disposedp in the plane above the inlet, an overhanging hook extending upwardly from the oii' set portion of the spout, lugs carried by the discharge end of the spout, and a cover resting on the lugs and provided with a bail for engagement with the over-hanging hook, there being a recess formed in the top of the over-hanging hook and adapted to receive one edge of the cover for supporting said cover in inoperative position.

2. A sap spout having a discharge passage and provided with an over-hanging hoo there being a shoulder formed in that side of the hook opposite the bill thereof, lugs extending vertlcally from the sap spout at the discharge end of the latter, and a cover resting on the lugs and having its rear edge bearing against said shoulder.

3, A sap spout provided with a longitudinal discharge passage and having its discharge end disposed above the inlet, a ortion of the s out being cut away to partially expose the ischarge assage, an over-hanging hook having a s oulder formed in one side thereof, lugs extending vertically from the spout, a cover resting on the lugs and bearing against the shoulder, a bail carried by the cover and engaging the over-hanging hook, there being a recess formed in the top of the hook and arranged to receive one edge of the cover for supporting the latter in inoperative position.

4. A sap spout provided With a longitudinal passage and having its discharge end disposed in a plane above the inlet, a portion of the spout at the discharge end thereof being cut away, a hook depending from the spout and arranged to support a containing vessel, an over-hanging hook extending upwardly from the spout and having one side thereof provided with a shoulder, lugs secured to the discharge end of the spout, a cover resting on said lugs and bearing against the shoulder, and a bail carried by the cover and engaging the over-hanging hook.

5. A sap spout comprising a body ortion having a circumferential shoulder an defining a reduced extension, said sap spout being provided with a passage and having its discharge end cut away and disposed in a plane above the inlet of the spout, a hook depending from the intermediate portion of the spout, an over-hanging hook extending vertlcally from said s out and having a shoulder formed in one si e thereof, lugs projecting from the spout, a cover resting on the lugs and bearing against the shoulder, a bail carried by the cover for engaging the over-hanging hook, and attaching wings extending laterally from the reduced extension of said spout.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE G. CHASSE.

Witnesses JOSEPH MULLANEY, DELPHIs CHAss. 

